Nearly Eighty Arrested in San Francisco During ‘First Real Occupation’ of 2012 Nearly Eighty Arrested in San Francisco During ‘First Real Occupation’ of 2012
Police arrest nearly eighty protesters in San Francisco during the 'First Real Occupation' of 2012.
Apr 3, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
OWS Marks Six Month Anniversary of Brooklyn Bridge Arrests OWS Marks Six Month Anniversary of Brooklyn Bridge Arrests
Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters march across the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the six-month anniversary of one of the largest mass arrests of activists in US history.
Apr 2, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase
"I’m not okay with being a part of an institution that enables suffering in the community that it inhabits."
Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Lucy Xiong
Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street
On its fiftieth anniversary, the founding declaration of SDS echoes today in democracy movements around the world.
Mar 27, 2012 / Feature / Tom Hayden
North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg
UNC students are organizing an Alternative Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2012 without symbolically honoring New York City Mayor Michael Bloo...
Mar 27, 2012 / StudentNation / Eric Bost
Wall Street’s Killer Day on Capitol Hill Wall Street’s Killer Day on Capitol Hill
Congress passed two major bills yesterday—and they have a disturbing common denominator.
Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace
A thousand demonstrators gathered in Union Square to call for the prosecution of George Zimmerman, Martin’s killer. More protests are planned across the country.
Mar 22, 2012 / Umar Farooq and Connor Guy
Occupy Davis’s Bank Boycott Victory Occupy Davis’s Bank Boycott Victory
College occupiers demonstrate powerful new tactic.
Mar 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
An Economy We Want to Occupy An Economy We Want to Occupy
At a time when so many are so clear that the current system is not working—what might? Is it already happening?
Mar 21, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
The Ryan Budget: Who It Helps and Who It Hurts The Ryan Budget: Who It Helps and Who It Hurts
The House GOP budget is extremely generous to the wealthy and corporations—and the middle class is asked to pay the tab.
Mar 20, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick